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THE TURNSTONE {Strepsilas interpres). 



Mid^Feb. ^^to I piy^^^Qutli Sound (Devonsliire), none. 



J, 7th. Plymoutli Sound, 8 seen. 



„ 11th. Plymouth Sound, 1 seen. 



"4th *^° i Ply'"'^"*^^ Sound, a flock of 20 seen. 

 26th. Hundred of Hoo (Kent), 3 seen. 



THE OYSTER-CATCHER {Hcematopus ostraleijus). 

 March 14th. Ulverstone (Lancashire), a few passing at 8 p.bi. 



THE WOODCOCK [Scohpax rusticuJa) . 

 March 1st to 7th. Pontefract (Yorkshire), 1 seen. 

 „ loth. Glendale (Northumberland), 1 seen. 

 „ 27th/28th. Smalls Lt. (Pembroke), 1 killed. 



THE COMMON SNIPE {Gallinago coelestis). 

 March 1st. Brandon (Suffolk), returned to breeding-haunts. 



„ 5th to 15th. Fritton (Suffolk), large parties passing daily, especially 



large ones on tha 13th and 15th. 

 „ 21st. Martock (Somerset), 1 seen. 



„ 31st. St. Leonards-ou-Sea (Sussex), 30 to 40 seen on passage ; 

 Shoreham (Sussex), a well-marked migration. 

 April 3rd. Meudips (Somerset), 19 seen; Fakenham (Suffolk), 

 considerable increase. 

 „ 7th. Shoreham (Sussex), many passing. 



,, 10th. South Downs (Sussex), 1 seen near the cliff edge. 



THE .TACK SNIPE (Gallmaf/o i/allhndn). 



.Tan. 4th/5th. Bardsey Lt. (Carnai\'on), 3 seen flying S.S.W. 

 March 6th/7th. Bardsey Lt., 1 seen. 



April 2nd/3rd. Chicken Rock Lt., numbers from 11 p.m. to 2 a.ji. ; 

 Bardsey Lt., 1 killed. 



„ 7th. Fritton (Suffolk), 2 seen. 



„ 16th/17th. South Foreland Lt. (Kent), 1 killed at 3 a.m. 

 May lst/2nd. Would Lt.-v., 9 seen at 3.30 a.m. 



THE DUNLIN {Tringa alpina). 

 Jan' 6th/7th. Spurn Head Lt. (Yorkshire), 1 killed. 

 Feb 12th. Poole (Dorset), increase. 

 March 9th. North Sea, 56= N., 1° E. (H.M.S. ' Dido '), 1 seen flying 



N.N.W. at 8 A.M., and a second, very tired, at 



10 a.m. 



